Fodor's Expert Review Marina City
River North
Notable Building
Free
Likened to everything from corncobs to the spires of Antonio Gaudí's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, these twin towers were a bold departure from the severity of the International Style, which began to dominate high-rise architecture beginning in the 1950s. Designed by Bertrand Goldberg and completed in between 1964 and 1968, they contain condominiums (all pie-shape, with curving balconies); the bottom 19 stories of each tower are given over to exposed spiral parking garages. The complex is also home to six restaurants, including the House of Blues, plus Hotel Chicago, a huge bowling alley, and the marina.
